State

State Representative, 160th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Pennsylvania laws and the state budget in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Chester County: Birmingham, Pennsbury, Thornbury and Westtown townships. The district also includes part of Delaware County.

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Elizabeth Moro

Democratic

Small business owner and real estate broker · Chadds Ford

The gist

Proposes lower prescription drug costs and stopping private equity buyouts of hospitals.
Proposes protecting renters from rent spikes and homes from what she calls predatory investors.
Calls for property tax relief to lower costs for families.
Opposes data centers she says threaten water, energy infrastructure and quality of life.
Calls for transparency before utility rate hikes.
Supports full public school funding and more accessible childcare.
Supports raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage.
Supports expanded early in-person voting and processing mail ballots before Election Day.

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Proposes lower prescription drug costs and stopping private equity buyouts of hospitals.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Lower Healthcare Costs … Lower Healthcare Costs · elizabethmoro.com
“Lower prescription drug costs for families … Stop private equity buyouts of hospitals”
Proposes protecting renters from rent spikes and homes from what she calls predatory investors.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Make Homes Affordable · elizabethmoro.com
“Protect renters from unfair rent spikes”
Pa. election 2026: What to know about the 160th House District race in Chesco and Delco
News coverage · WHYY · whyy.org
“We're not building enough homes — affordable homes — but we're also not protecting homes from predatory investors”
Calls for property tax relief to lower costs for families.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 160 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Most pressing issues · onyourballot.vote411.org
“lowering costs where we can—through property tax relief and smart investments in our local economy”
Opposes data centers she says threaten water, energy infrastructure and quality of life.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Lower Energy Costs · elizabethmoro.com
“Protect grid capacity from data centers”
Pennsylvania State Representative District 160 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will stand up against data centers that threaten our water, energy infrastructure, natural resources, and quality of life”
Calls for transparency before utility rate hikes.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Lower Energy Costs · elizabethmoro.com
“Require transparency before utility rate hikes”
Supports full public school funding and more accessible childcare.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Set Our Kids Up for Success … Set Our Kids Up for Success · elizabethmoro.com
“Fully fund our public schools … Make quality childcare more accessible”
Supports raising Pennsylvania's minimum wage.
Issues | Elizabeth Moro
Campaign website · Friends of Elizabeth Moro · Strengthen Our Local Economy · elizabethmoro.com
“Increase Pennsylvania's minimum wage”
Supports expanded early in-person voting and processing mail ballots before Election Day.
Pennsylvania State Representative District 160 — VOTE411 Voter Guide
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · Elections … Elections · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support expanding early in-person voting so people have more flexibility … allow counties to begin processing mail-in ballots before Election Day”

Craig Williams

RepublicanIncumbent

State representative · Concord Township, Delaware County

The gist

Says he passed budgets that did not raise taxes.
Opposes what he calls overdevelopment, citing the Ridge Road site on Route 202.
Sponsors HB 2372, requiring hyperscale data centers to pay grid costs and build their own power supply.In office
Supports eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on utility bills, with matching cuts to the state budget.In office
Opposed the House's 2026 felony-murder sentencing amendment that removed the mandatory minimum.In office
Proposed a $200 million fund to help buy and reopen hospitals closed after private equity takeovers.In office
Proposes letting people sue officials who disregard federal immigration detainers.In office
Sponsored bills making swatting (hoax emergency calls) a felony and requiring restitution.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Says he passed budgets that did not raise taxes.
Craig Williams for PA State Representative, 160th District
Campaign website · Friends of Craig Williams · Accomplishments · craigwilliamspa160.com
“Passed fiscally responsible budgets that did not increase taxes on our hardworking families and seniors on fixed incomes”
Opposes what he calls overdevelopment, citing the Ridge Road site on Route 202.
Craig Williams for PA State Representative, 160th District
Campaign website · Friends of Craig Williams · Accomplishments · craigwilliamspa160.com
“Fighting against overdevelopment in our community, particularly at Ridge Road on Route 202”
Sponsors HB 2372, requiring hyperscale data centers to pay grid costs and build their own power supply.
Williams Introduces Electricity Ratepayer Protection Act
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Apr 14, 2026 · repcraigwilliams.com
“requires hyperscale data centers to pay all costs associated with connecting to the electric grid and to provide their own baseload electricity generation”
Supports eliminating the Gross Receipts Tax on utility bills, with matching cuts to the state budget.
Williams Fights for and Advances Largest Tax Cut in Pennsylvania History
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Jun 23, 2026 · repcraigwilliams.com
“Elimination of the GRT is a two-fold win for ratepayers and taxpayers”
Opposed the House's 2026 felony-murder sentencing amendment that removed the mandatory minimum.
House Majority Opens Back Door for Murderers Serving Life Sentences to Seek Release
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Jul 24, 2026 · repcraigwilliams.com
“All the House had to do was pass the widely bipartisan Senate bill and send it to the Governor”
Proposed a $200 million fund to help buy and reopen hospitals closed after private equity takeovers.
Williams Files Amendment and Legislation to Create $200 Million Hospital Acquisition Fund
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Jun 24, 2025 · repcraigwilliams.com
“provide $200 million to support the purchase and reopening of hospitals that have closed in the wake of failed private equity takeovers”
Proposes letting people sue officials who disregard federal immigration detainers.
Williams Announces Legislation to Allow Private Cause of Action Against Public Officials Violating Federal Immigration Detainers
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Apr 2, 2025 · repcraigwilliams.com
“establish a private cause of action against government officials who willfully disregard federal immigration laws”
Sponsored bills making swatting (hoax emergency calls) a felony and requiring restitution.
Williams to Introduce Legislation to Make Swatting a Crime in Pennsylvania
Public statement · Office of Rep. Craig Williams · Sep 25, 2025 · repcraigwilliams.com
“The first will make swatting a felony when the individual engages in the act of swatting”

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